Erica's POV
I was up in the morning and it was quiet. I had barely slept a wink. I had stayed up all night waiting for Lorenzo.
I had stayed in the living room but he never came. The kids decided to wait with me–I never told them why I was up–but they fell asleep an hour after and I carried them up to their rooms.
I waited for a while but the living room got chilly and I had to go to my warm bed. I lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling, thinking about how I could make it up to him but sleep crept up on me and I dozed off.
I sat up and I decided to go downstairs. The stairs creaked a little. My eyes darted around but there was no unusual movement.
I bit my lip and sighed. Maybe he slept in the guest room again.
I got to the door and it was firmly shut.
I knocked.
“Lorenzo? Are
